I came across the work by Sawdust a while back when I blogged Sam Green who they’ve co-operated with a few times. I love how they work with type, playing with huge contrast in various pieces. I’m especially fond of the poster shown below that you can buy in their shop. They also did a fun project using the scratch card material, super cool use of it.

So as I mentioned I’ve just come back from a few weeks in Thailand, first week in Bangkok and second week on the island of Koh Chang. To be honest I don’t think I’ll ever be a huge fan of Bangkok having lost my heart to Tokyo and Hong Kong. It didn’t exactly help that it was raining cats and dogs the entire time. But it did give me an excuse to hang out in bookstores and drink coffey and get inspired.

I don’t know what it is about water bottles that fascinates me. It’s a simple everyday object and yet it can also be a great design object. That’s why I always collect great examples so here’s part 2 of my water bottle mania. You can see the first round up here.

Phew! Just in from Thailand, hardly know my own name after being 24 hours under way. Up is down, and down is up! But would you believe it, I almost haven’t been online for 2 weeks! Well…did cheat and checked my mail ONCE in Bangkok, but that’s it.

So before I go for a nap I’m just gonna throw Lina Ekstrand at you. Caught her illustrations in a magazine in Bangkok, which is a long way from her native Sweden, and really like them. I like how they’re a combo of different techniques (vectors, handdrawings etc.) merged in one piece.

I am a total crybaby when it comes to insects, that’s probably why I’ll live in an apartment for the rest of my life, it just means fewer bugs! But when the little crawlies are made of type it is definitely a different story. Just look at this project by Studio FM based in Milan, a lesson in typographic entomology, I really wish I could get my hands on that poster!

I’m not a great fan of Monet so when I got a tip to visit the website for the exhibition in Paris at the Galeries Nationales it wasn’t top of my list. But this website is really worth a visit, it is a brilliant contrast to the pieces but at the same time done with great respect. I love the way the paintings occur. Check it out, GREAT work!